We caught the action on the turn with a big pot brewing between Nick ‘the Greek’ Georgoulas and Koray Aldemir.
With the board reading Aldemir checked the action over to Georgoulas who led out for 70,000.
Aldemir check-raised all in for another 389,000 more and Gregoulas sat back in his chair and looked over at the German player.
“Got a king have ya?” questioned Gregoulas before announcing the call.
Nick Georgoulas:
Koray Aldemir:
Aldemir, with a set of fours, had Georgoulas drawing dead and guaranteed himself the double to 785,000 when a meaningless hit the river to drop Georgoulas down to 800,000.
Players had not long returned from the break before there was an all in and a call over on the feature table. Brit Stephen Bantick was the at risk player finding himself short on a stack of 63,000 which went in the middle shortly after play resumed with Jeremy Joseph making the call.
Stephen Bantick:
Jeremy Joseph:
The board ran out to send Bantick to the rail while Joseph stacked up to 973,000.
On a flop of Nino Marotta led out for 50,000 from the small blind. Shurane Vijayaram called from the big blind and Luke Roberts folded from under the gun.
The turn brought the and Marotta fired out 75,000. Vijayaram thought for a minute and called.
The completed the board and Marotta checked. This time Vijayaram went into the tank for over a minute before stacking up a pile and sliding forward 274,000. Marotta agonised over his decision for a minute and called.
Vijayaram then quickly slammed over for the nut flush and the winning hand before turning around to high-five his rail in excitement.
Hawkers’ Bazaar
11am - 11pm
27 - 29 January 2017
3 - 5 February 2017 | Grand Festival
Now in its 15th year, Crown’s Hawkers' Bazaar has become an annual tradition in Melbourne’s Lunar New Year celebrations, running over two weekends this year.
To celebrate the Year of the Rooster, more than 60 stalls along the riverside at Crown will feature a series of activities and entertainment. The special events include lion and dragon processions, cooking demonstrations, food stalls with Asian culinary delights as well as a host of cultural activities, exhibitions, and live entertainment.
Zodiac Spectacular
20 January – 12 February 2017
Visit the Lunar New Year display at The Atrium at Crown Towers, showcasing a stunning fire rooster. A beautiful, vibrant display that will enchant the whole family.
On the button, Jeff Rossiter opened for 40,000 and big blind William Haughey called. Haughey check-called 25,000 on and another 85,000 on the turn before leading 125,000 on the river. Rossiter thought about it for a bit before he folded.